New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17
GENUINE RAPID TRANSIT.
THE WAY TO MAKE QUICK TINE POSSIBLE.
PROPOSING TO SET APART AN AVENUE FOR Rail-
ROADS ONLY.

PROPOSING TO SET APART AN AVENUE FOR RAIL-
ROADS ONLY.
70 the Editor Of Ths Tribune.
SIR As 1t s at present 1t will DO In the iaturs tns
business portion Of New-York will be connned pm.
cipally to its lower part. necessitating TWO OF mC
trips daily by large number Of its residents aong ao
line OF it's length. The distance travelled ana the
time expended must increase with the gro Ttn OF TUG
city and in few years. unless the present means =,
transit are roved it will be practically impossible
for person both to reside and do business in the city,
For the last one hundred years Onr population has
doubled every seventeen years. Many inaicaucn,
point to the fact that the same rate OF CROWN sun
kept up. Some three thousand buildings are now
erected annually and tho accession 10 increasina'
showing that in not from the period named tine CITY
will contain double the number CT buildings now
within it's limits. Experience shows mat tns
in the arowth of city never takes place IN compacs
masses but ratker in small collections, which gradual
ly spread and finally coalssce Consequently douDie
the number of buildings added to this ely VIII occupy
much more than double the area OF land now covered
by its present closely puit up section
glance at map OF the city and lower "estcneetcr
County will show that this includes district
extending from the North TO the East River and nvc
or six miles above Harlem or twelve to thirteen miles
from the City Hail. Tho present city limits 10 no"
include yer Westchester County but TINS region 10:
in some psrts five or six miles NJ arcf the City Hail
than the city's northern boundary, and 1t must
inc vitality be annexed to NewYork The sooner this
is done the better. as it should be laid out now III
conformity with the general plan OF the city before
is covered with buildings to greater extent.
I'm view then OF the positive necessities OF the more
remote parts and the great convenience OF all other
parts what he done tor the relief OF the people
The elevated roads gave served good purpose but al
present they eau fill the requirements VI tno
public than could the hOrse-cars before these rosas
we're built We must have real rapid transit ING
entire length tho city incl ding the annexed dstc'
can and should be traversed 10 about thirty minutes
This NAV be accomplished in the following way
Provide Qua or avenues exclusively ior raiitoad
use to run through the length OF the city. Let inc
reuuired by the varying level OF the ground HAYS
the avenue opened and constructed by the CITY anu
when cvmpletet the privilege OF runpus cars s.rcy
in accordance with regulations IN the best inieres"
OF the public, sold at auction ms piau w".lu . pnJ
and WI at is still more important give access 10 the
CHEAP and healthy land the suburbs. ihis oplecs
would not he attained ii the road were built py q
private corporation as the outlay woaa DC TOO sioa
to make Il profitable tor 1t to run cars through thniy
settled region The great benefit to so large part OF
the city would Justify its authorities IN the expcn1i
| tuIe, even If large, and 1t would soon DC iuuy
reimbursed by the increase IN revenue from .ne
on the improvements resulting from the operation Of
| the railroad. ,.,s.
To illustrate the working of this PLAN let us suppose
| that we start our railroad avenue at tnamoersst
| run saw one hundred feet east OF Onatpam-s@,
| Bowery aud Thrd-ave. directly to ana Dy t9nnel
| under the Harlem River; thence aons the East hNer
| TO Pelham Bay Park There being four tracHs, wv
tor express aud two tor accommodation .ralns' .o
regulations shall require that the express trains sa
abot every five mrfes, making i've or SIX stops only
| in the whole run; that accommodation Trains stop
every quarter of mile aud that passengers may 10
| transferred from one TO the other without extra
| charge. This transfer system woi permi'
passenger to 90 from any point aiohg the roau W
Recommendation train to the express station and thence
| anjdly to bis place of destination. Inc umetapi
| you'd be about as follows; .